Dr. Meghan Berindean
Assistant Professor of Music, Cello and String Bass
New to the faculty of Austin Peay State University in the fall of 2016, cellist Dr.
Meghan Berindean is originally from Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Dr. Berindean was previously an adjunct faculty member at the University of West Florida, where
she taught cello, bass, and string literature. An enthusiastic performer of chamber
music, Carey spent two years as a member of the Eppes Quartet, the graduate string
quartet at Florida State University. Previously, Carey was a founding member of the
Judson String Quartet, a Cleveland-based group that placed an emphasis on community
outreach performances, and was the recipient of the Francis E. Sykora Outreach Grant
through the Cleveland Institute of Music. Additionally, she was a first prize winner
of the MENC Pennsylvania State Chamber Group Competition as a member of the Valens
Piano Quartet. Dr. Berindean also spent a summer as a member of the string quartet
in residence at the Interlochen Summer Arts Academy, where she also served as a faculty
member. As an orchestral player, Dr. Berindean is currently serving as principal cello
of Sinfonia Gulf Coast, and also performs frequently with the Charleston Symphony,
the Mobile Symphony, the Southwest Florida Symphony, and the Tallahassee Symphony.
Previously, Carey has held positions as principal cello of the Northern Tier Symphony
Orchestra and the Altoona Symphony Orchestra, as well as assistant principal positions
in the Williamsport Symphony and the Pennsylvania Centre Orchestra. As the winner
of the 2016 Florida State University Doctoral Concerto Competition, Dr. Berindean
is looking forward to a solo performance this fall with the University Symphony Orchestra.
Carey has performed in masterclasses with Steven Isserlis, Raphael Wallfisch, Colin
Carr, Andrés Diaz, Lynn Harrell, and David Finckel. Dr. Berindean is in the final
stages of her doctoral degree in cello performance, writing her dissertation on the
cello music of Bohuslav Martinu. She received her Master of Music degree of the Cleveland
Institute of Music, where she was a student of Sharon Robinson. She achieved her Bachelor
of Music degree in cello performance from the Pennsylvania State University, as a
student of Kim Cook, where she was the recipient of the Eleanor Beene Scholarship
Prize.
Email: BerindeanM@apsu.edu
Phone: (931) 221-7632
Music/Mass Communication Building, Room 218